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SETI-I F. IIASKINS, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,088, dated Februaryl, 1898.

Application lerl August 2, 1 S 9 7.

To all whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, SETE F. Haskins, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined SteelImpression Dater and Cutter and Ribbon-Deter; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a combined steel impression dater and cutterand ribbon-dater for railwaytickets.

The object of the invention is to provide 'the ordinary stamp with asimple attachment for severing the coupons and dating the ticket bymeansof an impression-die, as well as having the usual ribbon-dating portion.

In usual practice in oiices of considerable y size it is necessary tohave a machine to cut the coupons from the ticket and another machine todate the ticket and stamp thereon the usual ribbon-dater when using aroundtrip ticket.

By the use of two or three machines to aecomplish the above purpose manymistakes are often made, the most common of which is the abstracting ofa destination-ticket from one of the many pigeonholes of the ticketcaseand cutting oi the coupon before it is known whether the ticket is theproper one or not. This is caused, first, by the user not looking at theticket before inserting it in the cutter, and, secondly, because themachine is so constructed that it is impossible to see the ticket, whichmust be face downward while going through the various manipulations.

It is the further object, therefore, in view of the abovethat theconstruction of my device be such as to make it impossible to cnt aticket without seeing what is printed thereon; secondly, to provide asimple machine which will do the work of the two or three now needed andin much more simple manner.

In the drawings appended, Figure lis a side elevation of the stamp witha portion of the nearest wall removed to show the-interior..

tion of the operating mechanism. Fig. iis a Serial No. 646,767. (Nomodel.)

sideview of a portion of the head of the dating-hammer, showingconstruction of same.

A represents the bodyof the stamp-a heavy rectangular box, preferably ofmetal. The usual dating arm or hammer B is pivoted to the ears a a; butinstead of the arm terminating at the pivotal point it continuesdownward through the top of the body and extends forward to about theposition shown, and to the end is pivoted a--link C, to the lower end ofwhich is hung ,an arm D and an arm E. The said arm E is pivoted to thewall A of the body by a pin or projection F, Fig. 2. The armD is pivotedto a slide G, which moves in the guides H I-I, also secured to the wallA'. This slide carries a knife I, the use of which will presently beseen.

The lever or hammer B is kept in its normal or raised position by meansof an opening spring J, one end of which is held in place by a lug K onthe under side of said lever, the opposite end being held by aprojection L on the said wall A', substantially as shown.

The head B of the lever Bis made hollow, and its internal diameter isincreased by turning out a portion of the metal, leaving a shoulder c. Acylinder B2 is fitted into the head thus formed, into the top of whichis screwed a cap B4, which entirely fills the space within the head,thus forming a projecting lip all around the said cylinder, as shown inFig. l. A spiral spring lies in the space between the head and thecylinder, one end resting upon the shoulder c and the other against theprojecting lip of the cap B4. A

.cap BG is screwed upon the top of the head and forms the contact-piecefor the hand. Upon the lower end of the cylinder Bzfis formed a milledhead B3, with a cani projection B7, which lies in a depression B3 of thesame general outline.

Fig. 4 shows the form and outline of the parts. The idea of having thehead constructed thus is to be able to raise or lower thecontact-surface of the head, so that an impression may or may not be hadwhen the other portions of the stamp are performing their particularwork.

In Fig. l the head B, with its platen, may descend until the lever Bmeets the adjusting-screw Z) in the rear of the body A, near IOO thepivotal point of said lever. screw permits the head to descend to apoint where the face or platen thereof will just miss the type andribbon, but at the same time the interior parts about to be describedmay have their full play. It is only necessary to turn the milled headto the position shown in f ratchet-wheel, and a pawl is pivoted to thelever B and moves the said ratchetwvheel and roller at each movement ofthe said lever.

In the rear end of the device is fixed a block P, to which is secured aknife Q. A portion of the wall A is cut out at this point, and a heavymetal yportieri R is set in the opening thereof, and a thumb-screw SVholds the same in place. Apart of the inside surface of the portion Ris removed, and a line of steel type P' is set in place and secured. Thetype lies adjacent to the said knife Q, as shown, and a guiding-plate Tis fixed in said block for guiding the ticket into the opening. Aprojecting lip U on the block P acts as a stop, which prevents theticket entering farther than is necessary. Behind the knife Q are twospring-plungers d d, which serve to keep the machine clear of thecoupons by throwing them out at each cutting. A series of screws areprovided here and there to permit adjustment of the parts.

In Fig. 2- may be seen the relative positions yof the knives,which arearranged to pass each other and clip olf the coupon while the lip G ofthe slide G forces the ticket against the type P to receive the dating.An opening in the top of the box A2, upon which the device rests, allowsthe coupons to drop into a drawer provided for the purpose.

Considerable power is had with the use of the toggle-joint composed ofthe link C and arms D and E. l Card of any reasonable thickness may becut and the steel type make a very heavy and lasting impression.

Vith this device the ticket must be inserted on edge, with the facethereof opposite the operator, so that the printing is always in sight,and consequently mistakes need not occur. The ticket being inserted, thelever or hammer is depressed, thereby severing the coupon and impressingthe date 4by means of the type. It must be understood that with one-waytickets the coupon is detached and the dating done by the same movementof the lever, while with a round-trip ticket the same operationisnecessary, but with the further addition of the ribbon-stamp upon theopposite end of the ticket, as in common practice.v

In the old form of machines now in general, use, which sever the coupon,the ticket must beheld face downward, and this is why costly The saiderrors are sometimes made, and this all shows the advantage of my deviceiii being able to view the ticket during its passage through the stamp,all of which has been alluded to hereinbefore.

lVhen the ribbon-dater is not in use, it occupies the position shown inFig. l, and when the lever is brought down to its lowest point the -faceof the hammer does not touch the ribbon, so that it remains free of ink.If it is desired to bring the hammer-face into position for use, themilled head is turned in either one direction or the other, and the camB7 causes the face to be lowered to a sufficient distance to accomplishthe desired end. The construction may be altered in various ways andstill fulfil the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A machine of the character described, consisting of the base or body,a lever pivoted thereon, an adjustable platen on the lever, type beneaththe platen, a fixed knife and a movable knife within the body, means onthe lever for operating said movable knife, a series of impression-typeseated in the body and a pressure-block or platen operated by said leverfor the purposes set forth and described.

2. A-machine of the ycharacter described, consisting ofa base or body, alever pivoted thereon, an adjustable platen on the lever, movable typebeneath the same, an inkingribbon between the platen and type, a movableknife operated by the lever, a pressureblock or platen operated by thesaid'lever, a fixed knife, impression-type in line with the movableplaten, all working together sub- -stantially as described and for thepurposes set forth.

3. A machine of the character described, comprising a pivotal lever, anadjustable platen on the lever, movable type beneath the platen, a fixedknife, fixed type beside the knife, a movable knife and pressure-blocksecured to the lever and working in conjunction whereby at one operationthe ticket is out and dated.

4. A machine of the character described, comprising a pivotal lever, asupport for the lever, an adjustable platen on the lever, movable typebeneath the platen, knives for cutting the ticket, type for making animpression on the ticket, and means for accomplishing both operationssimultaneously.

5. In a combined steel impression dater and cutter and ribbon-dater, thebody A, the pivoted lever having the lower projecting arm within thebody, a link C pivoted to said projecting arm, the arms D and E eachpivoted at its ends to said link, said arm E being pivoted stationary atits opposite end, a slide G moving in the guides H H and having the saidarm D pivoted thereto,'a knife secured to said slide, a stationary knifesecured in the body of the device, a block secured in the IOO side ofthe body and a line of type secured thereto, in combination with theribbon-dater eonsisting of the adjustable head B on the said lever B andthe dating-Wheels M in the body A substantially as and for the purposesset forth and described.

6. A combined steel impression 'dater and cutter and ribbon-daterconsisting,` essentially of e power-lever pivoted to the body of the de-Viee and extending forwardly Within the said body and provided withsuitable mechanism for carrying and driving a movable knife and pressore-blook, in combination With a stationary knife and impression-typeiixed in said body, a spring beneath the lever, a series ofclat.ngwlieels, an hiking-ribbon therefor, the

SETI'I F. HASKINS.

Titnessesz HARRY S. Hnsnnis, ARTHUR KEITHLEY.

